CURRICULUM VITAE

Summary

I am a Japanese citizen based in Tokyo, Japan. The “Outstantding Super Creator” qualified by IPA (Information-technology Promotion Agency, JAPAN), working in software/hardware engineering and designing at the field of Human-Computer-Interaction (HCI). Gained Master from The University of Tokyo in 2011. I am interested in intersection of engineering, science, design and human to invent new ways of interacting with computers. My primary interest is how to bring the REAL world to computer world and how you bring computing to the REAL world. I have experience in software developing, prototyping, designing for physical, interactive UIs and researching HCI.

Jul 2009 – Feb 2010

Z-touch

Designed and implemented a prototype for advanced multi-touch table system. It can recognize the posture and 3 dimensional position (including Height) of the finger-tops over the surface of the table.
Used Languages, Libraries and Tools: C/C++, OpenCV, boost(asio), libdc1394, OpenFrameworks, Illustrator + Laser cutter, Rhinoceros + 3D printer.

May 2008 – Jul 2010

Object Drag And Drop

A simple drag-and-drop interaction on a touch screen to give instructions to a delivery robot. I designed and prototyped robot control system. I made program for route finder of the robot, and vision(video camera) based object tracking system. Used Languages, Libraries and Tools: Java, rxtxlib, hacked roomba (roombacomm).

Magic Card

Designed the Folder for Magic Card (album of 2D barcode cards), and created promotion video.
Used Tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere.

Collaborative Research

Jul 2011 – Oct 2011

LG Electronics and University of Tokyo

Research of future HCI

We designed and prototyped future HCI system.

Oct 2010 – Dec 2010

T-mobile and University of Tokyo

Digital Survival Project

We proposed interaction system using future digital device.

Honors

Sep 2011

UTEC Award, The University of Tokyo Edge Capital

Mar 2011

Dean’s Honor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo.

Activities

Paper Reviewer for UIST 2011

Chrome Extension for reporting TEPCO’s power usage

After the Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyo-Oki Earthquake and tsunami struck our country nation on March 11th 2011, Tokyo and its urban area faced a power shortage. I built Chrome Browser extension for reporting power usage of TEPCO(Tokyo Electric Power Company) in toolbar of Chrome browser. It was released in a day after TEPCO starting to disclose power usage. Currently, more than 5000 users use this extension.[Chorme webstore]

i.school human-centered innovation educational programs, The University of Tokyo